The Mountain Farm Museum

June 2004

Following the American Revolution, the new United States government began opening more Cherokee land to
non-Indian settlers. Some of this was accomplished through treaties and purchase, but in the late 1830's, as
part of a national policy, most Cherokees were moved to the Oklahoma Territory. The Mountain Farm Museum is next
to the Great Smoky Mountain Visitor Center and is part of an effort to preserve some of the cultural heritage of
the Smokies. These buildings, most dating from about 1900, were moved from their original locations throughout
the Smokies to this site to create an open-air museum.